The term ‘island’ refers to a piece of land surrounded entirely by water. Islands are usually smaller than a continent. They may occur in seas, oceans, rivers or lakes. From the geographical point of view, the only difference between an island and a continent is the size. Although continents also surrounded by water, they are…
Nature is kind enough to bestow a lot of its gifts to us. It gives us fresh air to breathe, food to eat and even mountains to relax. Mother Nature also has beaches, glaciers and even islands. All of these and many more take the human mind by awe. Islands are landforms that are entirely…
A body of land surrounded by water is called an island and going by its definition, we can find numerous islands in ponds, lakes, rivers, and mostly in oceans. We even know some continents that are surrounded by water, but as they are huge in size, they are not considered an island. For example the…
The Arctic Ocean is the shallowest and smallest ocean with a total area of approximately 13,986,000 square kilometers. It is located around the North Pole and is surrounded by some countries like Greenland, Alaska, Canada, Russia and Norway. The ocean is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Bering Strait and the Atlantic Ocean by…